Setting the table for teammates

Ball has long shed his label as a ballhogging, shot-chucking youngster but now he has the stats and footage on an international stage to back it up. Ball’s raw assist numbers are great as he’s averaging 5.8 assists per game, the second-highest mark in the league this season behind Scott Machado’s 7.2 assists.

The advanced stats back him up even more. His 32.2 percent assist percentage is third in the league behind Machado and John Roberson. RealGM’s Hands on Buckets stat, which is the number of baskets a player is directly involved in whether as the scorer or passer where the formula is field goals plus assists divided by team field goals, sees Ball with the fifth-highest mark in the league at 35.9 percent.

Ball has a ton of responsibilities on the court especially in the wake of Brook’s injury and has produced at a high level.